What a fabulous weekend! I feel like all I did was eat! Joshua’s birthday was lots of fun. I kept it pretty simple which made it a lot more enjoyable for me. No one wants a stressed out mommy on the day of their birthday!
Several months ago, I had an idea to do a scavenger hunt for his birthday. Every time I’ve done scavenger hunts or treasure hunts with the kids they have loved them. So I made treasure bags for the boys to put their hunted treasures in! Jeremy and I stayed up late the night before coming up with the clues (well, Jeremy came up with the clues and I wrote them down). It was worth the late hours to see the kids having fun!
We had 10 clues throughout our house and outside. At each clue was a lego piece. The last clue led them to the map to build their treasure!
While the older kids hunted for treasures, the younger kids wrote on their hand made chalkboards (I will post more on those later).
It was a beautiful day to sit outside and enjoy the company of friends.
After lunch on the grill, we did the usual party festivities of opening gifts, singing happy birthday, and blowing out the candle.
After all the fun, we enjoyed a quiet evening of stuffing our faces with lasagna, strawberry shortcake, and homemade bread. Birthdays are so much fun!
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